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great care, and no bottom heat must be used. The 

 method is as follows : — In August, and successionally 

 in September and October, Tazetta bulbs should be 

 planted in good rich soil with a liberal mixture of coarse 

 silver sand and thoroughly-rotted cow manure. One bulb 

 should be put in a five-inch pot, three in a six-inch pot, 

 and six in an eight-inch pot. The other kinds of 

 Daffodils which are good for forcing being most of them 

 smaller, a larger number may be put in the pots. They 

 must then be treated out of doors as recommended above 

 for cold frames, and when in due course removed from 

 the plunging material, should be placed in quarters 

 where frost is just excluded, the tender shoots being 

 gradually accustomed to the light, plenty of air being 

 given and the plants not allowed to become drawn. 

 When thoroughly at home in their new surroundings 

 they may be successionally removed to a moderately luarm 

 and moist temperature, and brought on, as required, for 

 flowering ; but any attempt to force them before the 

 flower bud can be seen is undesirable, and the more 

 gently they are forced the better will be the results. 

 Overforcing produces weak, drooping foliage and 

 flowers out of character. 



The best varieties of Polyanthus Narcissus are as 

 follows : — 



( I ) White perianth, yellonv crown. 



Double Roman Narcissus, early, with orange 

 nectaries. 



Bazelman Major, dark yellow cup. 



Gloriosus, orange cup. 



Grand Monarch, citron cup. 



Her Majesty, deep golden cup. 



M^STRO, orange cup. 



Mont Cenis, early dwarf, rich yellow cup. 



Queen of the Netherlands, rich yellow cup. 



States General, citron cup. 



